Buying Stuff, Money       

A little more of this would be nice
Before I bought my house I went through my budget with a financial adviser to see if I really could afford to own my own house. Now putting together a budget seems pretty easy but it’s not until you actually own the house …

 Buying Stuff, Food & Drink, Nature & Environment, New House       

Dwarf Firs from the market
I had some business to do down town this morning and whilst down there I had a gander at the plant stall usually located at the centre of town on a Friday for the market. I’ve picked up some great bargains there, notably my dwarf conifers …

 Buying Stuff, New House       

I’m off to IKEA this afternoon to get some more bits and pieces for the house. That is all.

 Buying Stuff, Food & Drink, Money       

One sure fire way to spend a lot of money is to eat out and not make your own lunch for work. It certainly eats into the funds as I’ve been spending at least £3 a day on a baguette and a drink, which adds up to £15 a week, …

 Buying Stuff, DIY, New House       

Floor tiled and grouted.
So that’s the end of the good weather then… a couple of days.. and for both of them I was indoors doing DIY. Today it’s absolutely pooring down and I had great fun with the car getting some damp in the engine and wanting to keep cutting …

 Buying Stuff, Health & Fitness, New House       

I have a melon-head… well a swollen face due to an abscess. I had a dental check-up on Wednesday which was all fine, and then that very evening I started getting a pain, had trouble sleeping, and then found my face swelling up by morning, alojng with some pain too. …

 Buying Stuff, Health & Fitness, Life, Money, New House, Sport & Recreation       

At the moment I’m aching a fair bit after a good weekend of sport. I played Basketball on Saturday for about 1.5 hours which was fun as it was a sunny day and then it was time to watch the remainder of the 6 Nations rugby matches. Yesterday I played …